Definitions tagged mala-suerte in the street dictionary.
Unlucky, jinxed, or someone who has a string of bad luck. (Cultural note: In Peru, the word piña is a common synonym for this).
Go get a guinea pig ritual, man, you are always SALADO. (Cultural note: In traditional Andean medicine, a guinea pig is rubbed over the body to cleanse bad luck or evil spirits).
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Used to describe someone who always brings bad news, has a negative attitude, or carries bad energy. It refers to a person whose negative predictions often come true, or someone who is considered a jinx who brings bad luck.
That guy is a pájaro de mal agüero. / I do not like that girl in the group, she is a pájaro de mal agüero.
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A person or object that acts as a jinx, or the state of having bad luck itself. (The term is central to Argentine superstitions, especially regarding soccer).
Stop coming to the stadium, you are a total mufa.
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A person who brings bad luck, a jinx (often used in Argentina to describe someone whose presence is blamed for a loss, especially in sports).
You are a total Piedra, man. You came to the stadium and we lost the match.
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Used to express bad luck or a tough break. (In Panama, this specifically means misfortune rather than having bad intentions or being in a bad mood, as it does in other regions).
A: Buddy, I forgot my money, can you give it to me like this and I will pay you tomorrow? B: Mala leche, buddy. No money, nothing.
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A vulgar exclamation used to react to bad news, misfortune, or a mess. It is equivalent to saying that sucks or what a shitty situation.
A: Did you hear that Sergio and his wife got divorced because she cheated on him with his brother? B: No, I didn't know! Qué cagada!
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Someone who is plagued by bad luck or going through a losing streak. It is commonly pronounced as sala'o or salá (dropping the d is a standard feature of Panamanian speech).
You lost ten dollars yesterday and fifty today, you are really SALADO | I do not buy lottery tickets because I am too SALADO for that.
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To jinx someone or bring bad luck upon them (the term refers to the common Latin American superstition that salt is a source of misfortune).
Oh, do not say that, do not sales me! : I do not want her near me, she is so negative that she will surely sala me.
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Refers to the luck a person has. It can mean either good or bad fortune depending on the context or accompanying adjectives.
What Leche you have, Bad Leche, we will come tomorrow
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To fail, blow it, or for things to not turn out as expected. It also means to fall off a motorcycle or bike, usually implying you scraped yourself against the pavement (in the Dominican Republic, motorcycle accidents are a common context for this term).
Me guaye on the exam. Me guaye all over last night on the motorcycle.
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Someone who is jinxed or having a streak of bad luck. (Derived from the term yeta, which refers to bad luck or a person who brings it).
I lost my wallet, nothing is going right for me. I am enyetado.
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Refers to a never-ending streak of bad luck or a continuous series of blunders and mishaps.
Woman: Dammit, my phone was stolen yesterday and today my car broke down again. Man: Well... take care, you are in a VENYA.
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SALADO refers to a person who has extremely bad luck. While the term is used throughout Latin America, its origin is traced back to colonial Lima and Mateo Salado, the first Protestant martyr in Peru. He was burned at the stake by the Inquisition for owning a Bible, and his surname eventually became synonymous with having no luck at all. (Mateo Salado was a French hermit whose name is still associated with a major archaeological site in Lima).
This guy is more SALADO than a fisherman's underwear.
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A person with extremely bad luck. It uses the slang word salao (salty), which refers to being unlucky, in a humorous and exaggerated comparison.
this guy is mas salao que un moco de marinero
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A person who is having a run of extremely bad luck where everything goes wrong, especially in games or gambling. (Literally: cow's ass).
I pulled five doubles in dominoes, man I am Culo e Vaca. Damn, someone hit my car again, I am Culo e Vaca.
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To have a streak of bad luck or to be jinxed. (In the Dominican Republic, this refers to having everything go wrong, whereas in most other Spanish-speaking countries it usually means to be very scared).
Damnnn, I lost my money, I am cagao!!
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Used for someone who is so cursed that they cannot catch a single break, yet they are a magnet for every possible misfortune. (In the Caribbean, being salted is a metaphor for having bad luck).
A guy who wanted to marry a total babe his whole life and a week after he finally does, he gets fired, doesn't have a cent to his name, and to top it all off he finds his wife banging his Compadre (a close friend or child's godfather).
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1. Something that is extremely over-salted. 2. A person who is chronically unlucky and acts as a jinx, passing their bad luck onto others (the term is a regional pronunciation of salado, or salted).
1. Food you cannot eat because it is way too salao. 2. A person who is very salao, cannot catch a break, and passes that bad luck to everyone else.
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1. A person who brings bad luck or jinxes others. 2. A hex or a streak of bad luck (it refers to a persistent curse or jinx believed to be carried by a person or a situation).
1. Damn, this guy is a Fucu. 2. Dude, what a Fucu you have on you. Damn, you cannot catch a break: what a damn Fucu you have.
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